IL-4 was previously found to be increased in the plasma of CML patients [36] and corresponding to this IL-4 secretion by the malignant clone has been shown for K562 and BA/F3:Bcr-Abl CML cells, where IL-4 secretion antagonized IM-induced apoptosis [37]. This evidence concerns the gene IL4 and chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.